EU not ready for sanctions against Hezbollah: EU's Barroso

(Reuters) - The European Union will consider imposing sanctions on the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah but does not yet have sufficient evidence of its activities in Europe to make a decision, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Clinton urges pressure on Russia, China over Syria

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged world powers on Friday to show Russia and China they would pay a price for impeding progress toward a democratic transition in Syria.